Bertelsmann is the latest German firm to do a little soul-searching over its role during the Third Reich, after an article in a Swiss magazine said the publishing giant produced pro-Nazi books in the 1930s and '40s. This is at odds with the company's official history, which said it had opposed the Nazis and was shuttered by the government in 1943. Bertelsmann promises a full and open investigation into the matter.
Revisiting the Past
Bertelsmann is the latest German firm to do a little soul-searching over its role during the Third Reich, after an article in a Swiss magazine said the publishing giant produced pro-Nazi books in the 1930s and '40s. This is at odds with the company's official history, which said it had opposed the Nazis and was shuttered by the government in 1943. Bertelsmann promises a full and open investigation into the matter.
